Chapter 19 I Refuse!!

reover, the number of personnel in charge of protecting places like the Divine Art Palace and other important areas inside the Dragon Palace were doubled compared to before!The palace was impregnable,...Chapter 19 I Refuse!!

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Creak creak... As Hao Ren and Zhao Hongyu were talking, sounds of the door turning began at the entrance.

"Ah Zi and her Uncle are back, go talk to them. Leave this to me," Zhao Hongyu smiled softly as she spoke to Hao Ren.

Hao Ren also smiled, "Okay."

He walked out of the kitchen, indeed seeing Ah Zi in a sky-blue school uniform walking in with a man with prominent eyebrows and large eyes.

"Hello, Uncle," Hao Ren thought for a moment before calling out to that man.

"Hmph!" Unexpectedly, this man ignored Hao Ren completely and gave him an uninterested look instead.

Zhao Yanzǐ didn't try to ease the tension either. She threw her schoolbag onto the sofa and ran excitedly into the kitchen to talk with her mother.

Hao Ren was slightly annoyed but considering that this Uncle was a senior and in Zhao Yanzǐ's house, he suppressed his anger and sat on the sofa, flipping through some documents while reviewing today's lesson content for Zhao Yanzǐ.

"You're Hao Ren" Seeing that Hao Ren ignored him and continued reading, the man with prominent eyebrows finally couldn't hold back and asked Hao Ren.

Hao Ren originally didn't want to respond but he felt it might be because the man hadn't heard his greeting earlier so he simply replied, "Yes."

The uncle didn’t say anything more, but closely examined Hao Ren instead.

Initially, Hao Ren wasn’t aware of this, but upon further thought, he suddenly realized that this Uncle was observing the cultivation inside Hao Ren's body and instantly felt a chill run down his spine.

"What a waste, after swallowing Ah Zi's core and practicing for so long, there hasn't been any change in my body at all." He looked for a few seconds before suddenly opening his mouth to speak.

The tone he used was very harsh. No matter how mild-mannered Hao Ren was, he couldn’t help but want to get angry.

And just as the two of them were staring at each other, Zhao Yanzi came out from the kitchen. "Uncle Three, you don't need to pay attention to him. Mom asked me what kind of dish do you want for dinner tonight"

"Haha, it doesn’t matter whatever is prepared would be fine, Uncle Three isn’t picky." Upon hearing Zhao Yanzi’s question, the thick-eyebrowed man suddenly turned as gentle and mild-mannered as a little lamb.

"Alright..." Facing towards the kitchen, Zhao Yanzi said, "Mom! Uncle Three says there is no particular dish he wants to eat, just prepare whatever you want!"

Looking at how well-behaved Zhao Yanzi was, the corners of this uncle’s eyes were filled with amusement. He obviously adored his young niece very much.

Zhao Yanzi then happily returned to her uncle's side. "Uncle Three, what did you promise me in the car earlier"

"Alright, alright, how could Uncle Three forget such a thing" From his pocket, he took out a wallet and pulled out 10 one hundred-dollar bills, putting them into Zhao Yanzi’s hands. "Don’t let your dad know though!"

Zhao Yanzi smiled brightly and playfully stuck her tongue out at him before stuffing the money into her pink little wallet and hugging Uncle Three's neck. "Uncle Three is still the best!"

"Smelly brat!" The delighted uncle ruffled Zhao Yanzi’s hair, the affectionate expression on his face evident.

The two of them ignored Hao Ren who was sitting on the sofa as if he didn’t exist at all.

Hao Ren knew that this Uncle Three did not like him. As for Zhao Yanzi, it was obvious she deliberately neglected Hao Ren and tried to provoke him.

How could Hao Ren be oblivious to her petty tricks And since Uncle Three doted on Zhao Yanzi so much and since Zhao Yanzi didn’t like Hao Ren, he obviously wouldn’t give Hao Ren a good face either.

Hao Ren lowered his head to look at the information in front of him, not bothering with their antics.

This tense atmosphere was finally broken when Zhao Hongyu came out of the kitchen with steaming food.

"Ah Zi! You're bothering your uncle again!" Zhao Hongyu slightly reproached Zhao Yanzi.

Zhao Yanzi chuckled and finally stopped playing that childish game of rock-paper-scissors with her uncle.

"Come over to eat," Zhao Hongyu invited Hao Ren.

Due to Zhao Yanzi's and her uncle's attitudes, Hao Ren wasn't very eager to eat together with them; it felt awkward. However, considering that Zhao Hongyu had been kind to him, he didn't want to refuse her hospitality either. Thus, he walked over to the dining table with a solemn face.

The four of them sat down in order, with Zhao Yanzi sitting across from Hao Ren and her uncle and Zhao Hongyu on his sides.

"This is Ah Zi's Uncle Zhao Kuo. You can call him Uncle as you do with Ah Zi. He’s also one of our Donghai Elders, like Elder Lu. I'll let Ah Zi introduce the details to you later," Zhao Hongyu introduced her uncle to Hao Ren after sitting down.

"Uncle." Considering Zhao Hongyu's feelings, Hao Ren reluctantly called him that.

“Hmph.” Zhao Kuo responded indifferently.

Zhao Hongyu noticed the awkward atmosphere and smiled. "Alright, let's eat." As she spoke, she handed a pair of chopsticks to Hao Ren as if taking good care of him.

Zhao Hongyu was gentle like flowing water, but Zhao Kuo couldn’t hold back anymore: "Big sister, what’s going on in your mind How can this mere mortal be worthy of Ah Zi"

"Hao Ren is a very good child whom I like. Is that reason sufficient for you" Zhao Hongyu looked at him calmly and asked.

“This…” Zhao Kuo felt as if he had swallowed an egg, unable to speak.

Hao Ren finally sensed the strong aura of seemingly gentle Zhao Hongyu. This decisive attitude seemed even more powerful than Zhao Guang’s.

"No one else knows, but I am clear that giving the inner丹back to Ah Zi will not harm her in any way," Zhao Kuo held back for a few seconds before finally speaking.

"But Hao Ren would suffer greatly from it," said Zhao Hongyu.

"He is just an ordinary person, why should we care..."

"Enough!" Zhao Hongyu suddenly became firm. "Is that how you dare to argue with me when your brother isn't here This is a decision unanimously agreed upon by the Elders' Council; there's no need for further discussion!"

Seeing them arguing at the dinner table because of him, Hao Ren felt somewhat awkward. However, he could clearly feel that Zhao Hongyu was protecting him.

"But..." Zhao Kuo wasn't convinced and wanted to argue more.

"Regarding Ah Zi's matter, we have our own standards. For her mistakes, she must learn to take responsibility herself. I know you care about Ah Zi, but don’t spoil her! You shouldn't bear the consequences for any trouble she causes!"

Zhao Hongyu’s tone became even stricter, and Zhao Kuo finally remained silent, though his dissatisfaction was still evident on his face.

Azure Purple's face alternated between red and pale, yet she dared not interject.

"You really need to change your personality. This kind of violent temper is too heavy with煞氣(slaughter qi), I wonder how you'll get through this year’s heavenly tribulation," Zhao Hongyu softened her tone again and continued.

"Anyway, I disagree; Ah Zi marrying such a guy," Zhao Kuo pouted and said softly.

Zhao Hongyu sighed but didn't argue with him anymore. Looking at Hao Ren, she spoke gently, "Alright, let's eat."g the dragon cinnabar!As Hao Ren was carefully feeling out his body and searching for an opportunity for breakthrough, Su Han suddenly said, "The time has come. Let's go!"A streak of white light flash...